Actuarial risk assessment of sexual offenders: The psychometric properties of the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG).

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 624-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Rettenberger ◽  
Marnie E. Rice ◽  
Grant T. Harris ◽  
Reinhard Eher
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Risk Appraisal ◽  
Actuarial Risk Assessment ◽  
Actuarial Risk

Sex Offender Modus Operandi Stability and Relationship With Actuarial Risk Assessment

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 911-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Lasher ◽  
Robert J. McGrath ◽  
Georgia F. Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Actuarial Risk Assessment ◽  
Actuarial Risk

Limitations in actuarial risk assessment of sexual offenders: a methodological note

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leam Craig ◽  
Kevin Browne ◽  
Ian Stringer ◽  
Anthony Beech
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Actuarial Risk Assessment ◽  
Actuarial Risk

Federal sex offender registration and notification act (SORNA) offenders: sexual versatility, criminal careers and supervision outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. Drury ◽  
Matt DeLisi ◽  
Michael Elbert
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
Sexual Offender ◽  
Criminal Careers ◽  
Sex Offender Registration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Sex offender registration and notification act (SORNA) offenders are a source of scholarly study across the social, behavioral, forensic and legal sciences with the bulk of literature focusing on the legal standing and deterrent value of sexual offender registries. Less research focuses on the offending careers of current SORNA offenders relative to other types of sexual offenders whose current offense is not SORNA. The purpose of the current study is to examine this issue empirically. Design/methodology/approach Using cross-sectional data from a census of male federal offenders who ever perpetrated a sexual offense from the central USA between 2016 and 2020, the current study used t-tests, logistic regression and negative binomial regression to compare current SORNA offenders to other federal correctional clients in terms of their lifetime offending history, sexual violence and compliance on federal supervision. Findings Current SORNA offenders are significantly more severe and versatile in their sexual offending, have more extensive criminal careers and criminal justice system involvement, and exhibit significantly increased odds of revocation on supervised release despite controls for age, race and ethnicity. However, sensitivity models that specified the federal Post-Conviction Risk Assessment reduced the effects of SORNA status to non-significance in all models. Originality/value SORNA offenders are potentially a significant offender group with evidence of both and given their versatile and specialized lifetime offending and noncompliance on federal supervision. However, current SORNA status is rendered spurious once a risk assessment is controlled suggesting more research is needed to evaluate whether sex offender registries posit greater crime control benefit.

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